US EditionICC Convicts Militia Leader in First Darfur War Crimes Verdict
Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman was convicted of 27 counts including rape, murder, and persecution for atrocities that killed 300,000 and displaced 2.5 million in Darfur, ICC said.
- The International Criminal Court convicted Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, a Janjaweed militia leader, of 27 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including rape and murder.
- This trial is the first and only case addressing Darfur's conflicts since the U.N. Security Council referred the situation in 2005.
- Victims of the conflict expressed hope that the ruling would restore faith in the ICC, with one victim stating, "This ruling is a victory for us and for justice."
- U.N. rights chief Volker Turk described the conviction as an important acknowledgment of the enormous suffering endured by the victims.
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ICC convicts Darfur Militia leader for war crimes
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has convicted a former Sudanese militia leader for atrocities committed in the Darfur conflict more than 20 years ago , marking the first-ever conviction related to the violence that devastated the region.
Guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes... This is the verdict handed down by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, says Ali Kushayb. The sentence has not yet been pronounced and will not be for several weeks, but it risks life.
Ali Kushayb's conviction goes some way in providing justice for his victims
Reacting to the decision of the Trial Chamber X of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to convict Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman also known as “Ali Kushayb” for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed between August 2003 and at least April 2004 during brutal attacks in Darfur, Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, said: “This long overdue verdict goes some way in providing justice for …
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has indicted a militia leader in Sudan for crimes against humanity committed in 2003 and 2004.
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